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Ghana Airports Company fixes terminal 3 cooling system at KIA
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is undertaking comprehensive maintenance of the cooling systems within Terminal 3, KIA. The objective of the exercise is to address condensation problems which cause leakages and also enhance the efficiency of cooling systems in the terminal. The maintenance works, which will be carried out in multiple phases have been scheduled […]
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Airport Staff Interdicted Over Cocaine Smuggling
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has interdicted some staff following a recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The decision was contained in a statement
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ECG announces dumsor in Tema Region
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a reduction in power supply to its Mobile Bulk Supply Point in the Tema region, resulting in widespread power outages across various areas. Communities affected by these outages include Afienya, The Quarries, Christian International School, and Otsebreku. Additionally, establishments such as the Ghanaman Soccer Academy, Hot Oven, […]
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Energy
Energy Committee tasks ECG to publish load-shedding timetable
The Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has tasked the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fast-track processes to ensure that consumers receive a load-shedding timetable in the coming days. At a crunch meeting with stakeholders in the energy sectors in Accra, the Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, told the media that the […]
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Erratic power supply: Request supply data from power producers – PUWU tells PURC
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has waded into the erratic power supply situation (dumsor) in the country, calling on the regulator, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), to demand power supply data from the power producers. The union maintained that the power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is experiencing less supply of […]
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Zoomlion Ghana donates to support 8-year-old leukemia patient
Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., as part of its corporate social responsibility, has made a cheque donation of GHC25,000 to support the treatment of 8-year-old Akua Ankumah. Akua has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and is currently at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital receiving treatment. She needs urgent care for a bone marrow transplant and other […]
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Energy
PURC updates public on ECG’s compliance with Cash Waterfall Mechanism procedure
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is on course in respect of compliance with the 5 requirements under the Cash Waterfall Mechanism procedure. This is contained in a statement dated March 26, 2024, issued by the Commission and signed by its Executive Secretary, Dr Ishmael Ackah. […]
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Energy
‘Akufo-Addo has contributed immensely to challenges and dysfunction of power sector’ – COSECA
Coalition of Stakeholders in Electricity Contracts and Arrangements (COSECA), has accused President Akufo-Addo of contributing to the challenges and dysfunction of the power sector. In a statement dated March 26 and signed by its executive secretary, Nana Yaa Akyempim Jantuah, the coalition criticised the president for not adhering to the “laid-down structures” governing the sector. […]
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Energy
ECG officials inspect transformers after 8 pylons were vandalised
Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Ashanti Region have commenced an exercise to inspect all distribution transformers in the Region. The exercise is to help the company know the current state of all transformers to enable it serve customers better. The exercise, which started across all twenty-one (21) districts in the Ashanti […]
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Load-shedding time table: Ask those calling for it to bring it – Energy Minister
The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that the country is not facing ‘dumsor’ (erratic power supply), indicating that individuals calling for a load-shedding timetable should release it themselves. He said the current power situation is “300 times better” than what was experienced under former President John Mahama in 2015. “If you are […]
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Obour wins Most Innovative CEO award
The Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei-Kuffour, has been adjudged the Most Innovative Chief Executive Officer at the 14th edition of the Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. The award was in recognition of his innovative leadership at the Ghana Post over the past three years. Citation A citation presented […]
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Energy
PURC bares its teeth at Electricity Company of Ghana over erratic power supply situation
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to comply with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM) and pay all tariff revenues as prescribed and allocated under the CWM to secure the financial integrity of the energy sector. According to the PURC, the objective of the CWM is to ensure […]
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Energy
ECG apologises to customers for difficulty in purchasing electricity credit
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has apologized to its customers for the challenges they have to go through in order to purchase electricity credits. The ECG said the challenge is due to the prevailing disruptions in internet connectivity. “The Electricity Company of Ghana wishes to inform our cherished customers and the general public that […]
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The total debt situation in Ghana’s power sector is $1.5bn – Bawa
Bongo lawmaker Edward Bawa has attributed this to the huge indebtedness in the power sector value chain. He says the power sector is currently facing a 1.5billion debts which government is unable to pay. He was contributing to a discussion on the power cuts being experienced in most parts of the country, on TV3’s Key […]
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Politics
Parliament summons Transport Minister over $20 charge by GACL
Parliament has summoned the Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, to appear before the House on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, over unlawful charges by the Ghana Airports Company Limited. This follows concerns raised by the Minority Caucus over the introduction of a $20 maintenance charge on all round trips by the Ghana Airports Company Limited […]
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ECG Blames Power Outages On Full Capacity Transformers
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has identified the cause of recent power outages in the country. According to the ECG, the challenges stem from some of their distribution
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GACL apologises to passengers over power outage at Kotoka Airport
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has apologised to passengers who were affected by sporadic power outages on Friday, March 1, 2024. Travellers journeying to and from various countries were left stranded Friday night due to power failures at the Kotoka International Airport. In a Facebook post on March 2, GACL confirmed the incident and […]
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